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Baking Soda questions.....
How do I utilize baking soda to remove odors from my HSS vest?
What about my hunting clothes? Serious question.....I have no idea. |
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I've never used baking soda other than for washing cloths or inside my boots.
I'd spray down your clothes and vest in Scent Killer and line dry after washing. |
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I wash my vest in the washer.
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Moho.....do you have the same mesh HSS I do?
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Yep. I got the mesh one too.
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Thanks, buddy....Ill sport wash it, tonight......let it air dry, tomorrow.
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I use it with a commercial unscented soap while washing my hunting clothes. However, another way to use it is to make your own scent killer spray. I have used this for years and it works as well as any commercial spray. You will need to buy a spray bottle if you don't have one laying around somewhere. Here's the recipe for anyone interested that hasn't seen it before:
[align=center]Here's a recipe for homemade Scent Killer from Field and Stream. 2 Bottles of hydrogen peroxide 16oz 32 oz of distilled water ¼ cup baking soda 1 oz sportsman’s wash laundry detergent or any unscented detergent [/align] Pour hydrogen peroxide in a large open container. Add the distilled water. Add the baking soda and the unscented soap. STIR DO NOT SHAKE! Use a wooden spoon and stir the ingredients together. Add very small amounts of baking soda at a time stirring until it is completely dissolved. Let this ferment for three days, stirring once or twice a day. Do not seal tight in the first 3 days because it may build up pressure and explode. After the three days store the scent killer in dark containers like the peroxide containers and in my spray bottles. Light breaks down hydrogen peroxide. |
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Heres my recipe, real simple
using an empty clean 1 galon milk jug, fill 1/2 the jug with distilled water, add 1 cup of peroxide, and 1 cup of baking soda, stir the jug, fill the rest of the jug, stir again, place cap on losely and place in a cool dark place. stir the bottle every 24 hours or so, baking soda will settle to the bottom. also for cover scent, gather 50-100 acrons, crush acorns with hammer, place crushed acrones in pot, make sure its one you wont use again, add water, bring acorns to a boil. let cool, scoop out acrons and throw them away. take the mix and pour into one or more spray bottles. Make sure the cover scent is cool to the touch so you dont melt the bottle. The solution may be a dark color and may stain your clothes, I use the solution on my boots only. works great and smells great. |
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I do use straight baking soda. I rub it into my hair after i shower and also sprinkle it onto my chest(hair). After donning my briefs I apply a liberal amount of baking soda to the outside of the briefs. Also baking soda is great for brushing your teeth!
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I think I will be using more baking soda this year in my scent control. I will probably pour some over the top of clothes in their storagebags between hunts, and when they are fresh out of the dryer.
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I bought 3 big boxes of the stuff, last night, Matt. Heck....it's cheap!
I just never knew how people use dit in their routines. I may try your approach, also. Will probably use it in my boots as well. |
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Ha..had a question about those HSS vest too..I was looking at mine last night and wonderring how to descent it. Besides just spraying it down.
Do you take the buckles out somehow?? They'd beat the crap outta the washer wouldn't they?? |
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GR8:
I just connected the buckles (leg) and put it on normal wash. It didn't cause a fuss, believe me. It's hanging outside, right now, drying. |
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We've always used baking soda in the wash for our hunting clothes, just add about a cup in the load and we hand dry weverything outside. Sprinkle some in the boots occasionally as well. Nothing special, nothing tricky.
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Thanks..
I have to get started washing everything, well actually I'm permanently banned from the wash-room ;). I'll get the lovely wife to help me out! |
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Iuse a lot of baking soda. Ipour it in all of the containers I store my clothes in.When I am out hunting, I put it in my hair and boots.I also have a couple of spraybottles with just a mix of water and baking soda that I use all season long.
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I wash all my clothes (not scent loc) In baking soda a couple times a year and let them line dry! Before I wash them I run a few cycles of water and and a whole box of baking soda threw my washer to eliminate any odors in there. Then when done I wash my clothes I use 1 big box of soda for a full load of clothes and line dry!
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I have used baking soda to wash clothes as well. I don't get it when people sprinkle it on their close or spray it. Isn't the baking soda supposed to absorb the odor? Therefore, wouldn't the odor still be on you, just attached to the baking soda instead? Or does the baking soda actually neutralize the odor?
Anywhoo, I tried the do it yourself scent killer recipe and I have a few thoughts. First, no matter how hard I try to stir, shake, etc. , the baking soda never fully dissolves and sits on the bottom of the spray bottle. Clogs the bottle up and seems to leave a white residue on things I spray it on. So I have abandoned it. Also, when making it, I was originally going to use some unscented scent killer shampoo, until I noticed that there were several dyes in it. Did any of them contain UV brighteners? Not sure. So I left it out. It's mainly supposed to be to make it a little thicker and adhere better anyway. |
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ORIGINAL: chucker34 I have used baking soda to wash clothes as well. I don't get it when people sprinkle it on their close or spray it. Isn't the baking soda supposed to absorb the odor? Therefore, wouldn't the odor still be on you, just attached to the baking soda instead? Or does the baking soda actually neutralize the odor? Anywhoo, I tried the do it yourself scent killer recipe and I have a few thoughts. First, no matter how hard I try to stir, shake, etc. , the baking soda never fully dissolves and sits on the bottom of the spray bottle. Clogs the bottle up and seems to leave a white residue on things I spray it on. So I have abandoned it. Also, when making it, I was originally going to use some unscented scent killer shampoo, until I noticed that there were several dyes in it. Did any of them contain UV brighteners? Not sure. So I left it out. It's mainly supposed to be to make it a little thicker and adhere better anyway. |
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I have a big tote with all my hunting clothes in it. I wash them with scent eliminator and then dry them. Put them in the tote and sprinkle a liberal amount of baking soda in there. I put a bunch at the bottom and then on the top of the clothes. It works pretty good as far as I can tell. Ive never been able to ask the deer if they can smell me yet, because they usually arent talkin when they get into range!!! :)
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Just my little opinion here but do a wash with nothing but Baking soda
in the washer first then 2nd load do your cloths. All that scent from regular detergent can try to be flushed this way. |
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ORIGINAL: GR8atta2d Ha..had a question about those HSS vest too..I was looking at mine last night and wonderring how to descent it. Besides just spraying it down. Do you take the buckles out somehow?? They'd beat the crap outta the washer wouldn't they?? |
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